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Bulbs can work well actually. Mostly plants that aren't stem plants are best suited for the planters. This is because stem plants will grow to the top of the tank and need to be cut and replanted. 

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@Kasper stem plants are plants that grow vertically on a stem and are propagated and maintained through and by cuttings. They usually are fast growing.

Plants like ammannia gracilis, bacopa caroliniana, moneywort, and scarlet temple are some stem plants available at Aquarium Co-Op.com. There are many  more than that available in the hobby though.

I'd imagine that you could grow stem plants in the easy planter, it would just require you to remove the plant pot, trim the plant, remove the old rooted bottom part of the plant from the pot and rock wool, and then replant the top trimming in the wool in the pot and put it back in the planter.  Not quite as easy as plop, drop, and let it grow.

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@quirkylemon103 stem plants? They will break the surface of the water and continue to grow towards the light. They will convert their leaves to an emersed form as they grow and generally any submerged form leaves above the surface will die back. Some plants look completely different above water than below water. 

This is pogostemon stellatus octopus growing emersed.

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This is bacopa emersed.

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1 hour ago, Aubrey said:

@quirkylemon103 stem plants? They will break the surface of the water and continue to grow towards the light. They will convert their leaves to an emersed form as they grow and generally any submerged form leaves above the surface will die back. Some plants look completely different above water than below water. 

This is pogostemon stellatus octopus growing emersed.

20201105_123252-1.jpg.bcd40d252938ebcf5e8c7d5caa21f7ba.jpg

This is bacopa emersed.

20201105_123315-1.jpg.b0a3b2d26c9c0c6691735d89f98f63b7.jpg

 

cool

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